Most NASCAR Cup Series driver wins by car numbers 51-60

As we’ve climbed our way through the ranks of NASCAR Cup Series car number wins from 1-50, we’ve had quite a few of the sport’s best drivers in each set. If it wasn’t for Junior Johnson’s five wins in the No. 55 car, it’d be hard to recognize many of the names on this list.

No number between No. 51 and 60 has more than 13 total wins in NASCAR history. That title for most wins goes to the No. 55 car. All of the others, except No. 57, have won at least once in NASCAR’s top-tier.

Check out the intriguing list below:

No. 51, Gober Sosebee, two wins

Along with winning the most races in car No. 51, Sosebee should also be entered in the running for best name in NASCAR. Sosebee raced in a handful of races each season through the first 10 years of NASCAR’s existence. His lone victory came at Central City Speedway in Macon, Ga. in 1954.

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No. 52, Earl Ross and Neil Cole, 1

Earl Ross drove the No. 52 car in 21 races in 1974 and won at Martinsville Speedway. He became the 1974 Rookie of the Year and at the time was only the second non-American to win a Cup Series race.

Neil Cole raced less than 20 career Cup Series races and won the 108 Miles at Thompson Speedway in 1951.

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No. 53, Bob Burdick, 1

In 1961, Burdick won the Atlanta 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, beating out Rex White and Ralph Earnhardt. Burdick only appeared in 15 career Cup Series races. His win at Atlanta made him the only Nebraska-born driver to win a Cup Series race.

No. 54, Jimmy Pardue, 2

Pardue appeared in 51 races in 1963 and finished sixth in the points standings. He won his second career race that season in the No. 54 car at Dog Track Speedway in Moyock, N.C. His first win came in 1962 at Southside Speedway, which is just south of Richmond, Va.

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No. 55, Junior Johnson, 5

Before becoming a championship owner, Johnson won 50 races in five different car numbers. His lowest total came in the No. 55 car, which he won five races in. Outside of about 20 different car numbers that Johnson ran a handful of races in, the No. 27, 26, 11, and 3 were his most successful and longest running car numbers. He appeared 42 times in the No. 55 car.

No. 56, Martin Truex Jr. and Jim Hurtubise, 1

For the young and casual race fans, Martin Truex Jr. might be the only name you recognize on the list. He won at Sonoma in 2013 for Michael Waltrip Racing to give the No. 56 its second victory ever.

Jim Hurtubise is responsible for that first win. In 1966, Hurtubise competed in six NASCAR races and had an average finish of 5.83, very successful given the small sample size. He came close in almost every race and sealed the deal at the Atlanta 500 after leading 139 laps and beating Fred Lorenzen.

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No. 58, Johnny Allen, 1

The No. 58 car hasn’t seen the track a lot through NASCAR’s history. The car number has only appeared in 133 races, and no driver wheeled it for more than 20 starts. Johnny Allen won in his first start in the car number and finished fourth in the next two races with 58 on the hood, the only three races he ever drove No. 58.

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No. 59, Tom Pistone, 2

In 1959, Pistone finished sixth in the points standings and went to Victory Lane twice in the No. 59 car. His first win came at Trenton Speedway and his second at Richmond International Raceway.

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No. 60, Bill Rexford, 1

The trend of a driver who only spent a few races in the car number continues with Rexford, even though he won the 1950 Cup Series championship. He appeared in the No. 60 just 10 times, winning the Poor Man’s 500 in 1950 at the Canfield Fairgrounds in Canfield, Ohio.